First Five Presidents
What precedent did George Washington set by leaving office after two terms?
A peaceful transfer of power and limiting presidential terms.
What was Jacksonian Democracy’s main goal?
Expanding suffrage to the common (white) man.
What president is most associated with fulfilling Manifest Destiny?
James K. Polk
What word describes loyalty to one’s region over the nation as a whole?
Sectionalism
This 1820 agreement kept a balance between free and slave states.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
What law was signed by John Adams that limited free speech and hurt his re-election chances?
The Sedition Act
This 1830 law forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
As the U.S. expanded westward, this issue repeatedly reignited sectional conflict.
What is the expansion of slavery?
The Southern economy depended on this crop, increasing the need for enslaved labor.
What is cotton?
What conflict added large territories (Mexican cession) to the U.S. and reignited debates over the expansion of slavery?
The Mexican-American War
This 1803 land deal doubled U.S. territory and expanded presidential power.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
What doctrine claimed states could nullify federal laws they disagreed with?
The Nullification Doctrine
The U.S. gained this territory in 1846 through a peaceful treaty with Britain.
What is the Oregon Territory?
Southern leaders used this idea to claim they could reject federal laws they opposed.
What are states’ rights?
Three parts of the 1820 Missouri Compromise.
What are Missouri slave state, Maine free state, and the 36°30′ line?
This war boosted American nationalism and proved the U.S. could defend itself.
What is the War of 1812?
What was Henry Clay’s plan to link the North, South, and West called?
The American System
This 1787 law set rules for admitting new states and banned slavery north of the Ohio River.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
What 1831 uprising led to stricter slave codes in the South?
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Which compromise admitted California as a free state and passed a stronger Fugitive Slave Law?
The Compromise of 1850
This 1823 doctrine warned Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
What religious revival movement helped spark reform efforts like temperance, public education, and women’s rights?
The Second Great Awakening
This 1848 treaty ended the Mexican-American War and gave the U.S. the Mexican Cession.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
The 1850 law requiring citizens to help capture escaped enslaved people.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act (of 1850)?
What idea allowed settlers to decide on slavery for themselves?
Popular Sovereignty